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Howard Lee’s election as mayor of Chapel Hill, 1969

The first Black mayor of a majority-white Southern town since Reconstruction.

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The Courage to Lead: One Man's Journey in Public Service

Lee, Howard N. · 2008 · Cotton Patch Press, Inc.

Election night -- Planting roots in Chapel Hill --The campaign for mayor -- My family and the farm -- Growing up in Lithonia -- College years -- Surviving the army -- A letter to the president -- From coffee to Korea --…

The mayor who kept his promise : Howard Lee of Chapel Hill, N.C., makes inroads on his town's employment, housing, utilities, and transportation problems during tenure

by Alex Poinsett. · 1973 · Johnson Pub. Co.

UNC

Mayor Howard Lee

Barnes, Deborah H · 1972

Mayor Howard Lee speaks at "The Pit" at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Howard Lee papers, circa 1949-2010.

Lee, Howard, 1934- · 1949

UNC

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